Broadway Grosses w/e 8/17/2019: Heat Gotcha Down
Broadway bid bade farewell to three of this season’s new musicals over last week. King Kong, Pretty Woman, and The Cher Show all played their final performances Sunday leading to an uptick in sales.
Overall, grosses were down slightly from the previous week; about 5%. Family shows took the biggest hits with the Disney trio each dropping by double digits. A sure sign that the back-to-school season has begun.
You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:
| Show Name | GrossGross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | AvgPdAdm |
| AIN’T TOO PROUD | $1,429,585.10 | 11,097 | 97.41% | $128.83 |
| ALADDIN | $1,476,019.50 | 12,758 | 92.34% | $115.69 |
| BARRY MANILOW | $987,043.60 | 5,968 | 99.20% | $165.39 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $564,642.00 | 6,642 | 80.92% | $85.01 |
| BEETLEJUICE | $965,906.90 | 11,070 | 92.68% | $87.25 |
| BETRAYAL | $420,281.70 | 3,769 | 90.95% | $111.51 |
| CHICAGO | $600,124.00 | 7,229 | 83.67% | $83.02 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $870,317.54 | 8,506 | 101.65% | $102.32 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,177,197.97 | 7,992 | 101.52% | $147.30 |
| FROZEN | $1,218,399.70 | 13,020 | 96.64% | $93.58 |
| HADESTOWN | $1,337,362.00 | 7,446 | 101.39% | $179.61 |
| HAMILTON | $2,966,602.00 | 10,753 | 101.75% | $275.89 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $1,340,243.00 | 12,976 | 100.00% | $103.29 |
| KING KONG | $845,976.15 | 11,228 | 80.75% | $75.35 |
| MEAN GIRLS | $932,815.49 | 9,741 | 99.40% | $95.76 |
| MOULIN ROUGE! | $2,099,833.00 | 10,484 | 100.65% | $200.29 |
| OKLAHOMA! | $476,328.00 | 4,561 | 87.58% | $104.43 |
| PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL | $691,231.00 | 7,594 | 81.27% | $91.02 |
| SEA WALL/A LIFE | $653,841.50 | 7,208 | 92.60% | $90.71 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,024,273.50 | 8,259 | 98.60% | $124.02 |
| THE CHER SHOW | $1,040,097.00 | 10,129 | 91.75% | $102.69 |
| THE LION KING | $2,313,779.00 | 13,368 | 98.53% | $173.08 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $1,075,499.80 | 11,802 | 91.92% | $91.13 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,900,310.16 | 11,664 | 101.60% | $162.92 |
| TOOTSIE | $826,810.00 | 9,425 | 73.54% | $87.73 |
| WAITRESS | $579,304.00 | 6,613 | 79.10% | $87.60 |
| WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME | $560,688.70 | 4,645 | 99.59% | $120.71 |
| WICKED | $1,598,241.00 | 12,971 | 89.73% | $123.22 |
| TOTALS | $31,972,753.31 | 258,918 | 93.10% | $121.76 |
| +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | -3,492,258.49 | |||
| PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | -9.85% |
Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, President of Architect Theatrical. Find out more here!
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